Last weekend, my family had a winter staycation at the Hilton Anatole. I had been wanting to visit this hotel for a while since it has special family activities in both the summer and winter. Did the hotel live up to its hype? History and Arrival The Hilton Anatole is located just north of Downtown […]

In the summer of 2016, my husband and I both applied for the Chase British Airways credit card. Since British Airways is a partner of American Airlines and we live near an AA hub, we’ve gotten a lot of use out of those British Airways Avios (miles). Direct flights under 1150 miles only cost 7500 […]

If I asked you to guess what I’m most excited about at this moment, I bet you would never guess it’s the revealing of next year’s school calendar. But, it is! Yes, I’ve been not-so-patiently waiting to get a copy of the 2018-2019 school calendar in my hands. I managed to get a hold of […]

Confession: I really want to ride the MegaBus with my kids! I realize this might seem strange to some folks. Most families in my city would never consider riding a bus on vacation. I’ve had a hard time even finding blog posts and reviews of families taking the MegaBus with Kids. In case you haven’t […]

A few weeks ago, a mom in my local moms Facebook page posted a photo of her cooking dinner on the floor of her hotel room at Disney World. The reaction from other moms was mixed. I used to see many posts in Disney online forums with people looking for ideas on how to cook […]

If you have a large family, you understand how difficult it is to find hotels that will fit your whole crew when you book with points. Many times, you have to use more points to upgrade to a suite or book two rooms using double the amount of points. Fortunately, there are some standard hotel […]